Crimping-form for boots and shoes



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H. RADAMS. Crimping Form for Boots and Shoes. No. 243,422. Patented June28,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HIRAMIt. ADAMS, or WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

CRlMPlNG-FORM FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,422, dated June 28,1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRAM R. ADAMS, of the city and county of Worcester,and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement;in Forms for Crimping the Uppers of Boots or Shoes; and I do herebydeclare the same to be described in the following specification andrepresented in the accomp'anying drawings, of which- Figure 1 is aperspective elevation, and Fig. 2 a transverse section, of acrimping-form containing my invention, in the carrying out of which Imake the form shown at A with one or more ridges or grooves, a, arrangedso as to imprint or mark upon the upper in the process of crimping itthe lines or places where it is to be trimmed or cut to reduce it to itsproper form, or where it is to be pierced or punctured for being seamedor stitched.

Generallyspeakin g, I prefer grooves to ribs or Application filedDecember 6, 1880. (No model.)

ridges, the latter being liable to become broken or indented, whereasthe narrow grooves are better capable of retaining their normalcondition under the operation of crimping the leather upon the form. Asthe latter may be passed between the jaws of a crimping-machine, or mayhave the leather pressed or rubbed down upon it, it will receive fromeach groove or rib an imprint or impression, such as may be desired.

I claim- A boot or shoe upper crimping form provided with one or moreembossing grooves or ridges arranged with it, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

Il IRAM R. ADAMS.

Witnesses R. H. EDDY, E. B. PRATT.

